A Great Bascinet with an exchange visor.

The jousting visor is in place; you can see how it has a narrow vision slit and is shaped to scoop any impact away.

This helmet belongs to the md 15th c. tournament armor, in the armor section.

The Great Bascinet with the visor for fighting in melee, foot combat and battle. It is perforated for better breath and visibility.

The top of the helmet is adorned with a pomme or orb, with "rays" radiating down. From the pomme a plume of feathers jets up. These decorations make for an ostentatious display of wealth and heraldry.

Visored Bascinet. 1050 Hardened steel, 2006.

1390-1400. This helmet was raised from a cone. It's shape, and the visor's shape are carefully copied from pieces in the armoury of Churburg. The pomme and visor pivots are gold plated. The aventaille was supplied by the customer.

Side view of the same helmet.

The side of the visor most likely to take the impact of a lance does not have any breaths. This will make it stronger and less likely for a lance or spear to catch.

A visored great helm, made of 1050 hardened spring steel, done in the style of the late 14th c.

Armet. mild steel, 2004.

This type of helmet was the standard "knightly" helmet of the mid 15th century. It consists of multiple interlocking plates. Two cheekplates are hinged onto the skull of the helmet and lock with a turning pin. The "sparrows-beak" visor covers the face opening and further locks down the cheekplates. A reinforce protects the brow, and a rondelle, just barely visible protects the back of the neck.

Visored Bascinet. 1050 Hardened steel, 2004.

Late 14th century. This Helmet was based off of one in the Metropolitan museum of Art. It is not an exact copy but I was trying to capture the lines of this unique style of helmet. I use this helmet to joust in; You'll notice the spring button to keep the visor down. While catches like this can be found on later helmets this is not contemporary for bascinets, but a modern addition to keep me safe.

Visored Bascinet. 1050 Hardened steel, 2007.

This helmet has a very rounded visor, based loosely off of manuscript pictures and other medieval artwork. This type of visor would be used for war or for combat on foot in a tournament.

The Same helmet as above, with the visor raised. Here you can clearly see the bevor plate, which pivots by two rivets on either side of the helmet. The use of plates like this can be seen in artwork and would lead to the developement of the great bascinet. The aventaille still attaches to the bottom of the helmet with vervailles.

Sallet. Mild steel, 2003?

A seperate piece, called a bevor, protects the chin. This helmet is easy to take off and put on- A favorite with soldiers. The visor locks down with a pin catch. This helmet is pointed rather than round, suggesting an English or Burgundian style of the mid 15th century.

Visored Bascinet, Mild steel 2002?

A blackened bascinet of the early 15th century. This visor is conjecture; It is based on later great bascinet visors and illuminated manuscripts.

Mild steel, blackened.

This Helm was based on a small marginal illustration in the Lutteral Psalter. The visor pivots open and is held down by a spring stud.

Close helm. Made rather quickly as a "sterotypical" helmet. Visor and bevor all pivot off the same points, as opposed to an armet that has hinged cheeckpieces.